Geoff Ho described the moment he confronted the three terrorists in his first TV interview since the atrocity

Geoff, who was recently discharged from hospital, has described the moment he confronted the three jihadis – British Pakistani Khuram Shazad Butt, Morrocan Rachid Redoune and Moroccan-Italian Youssef Zaghba.

It comes after the Sunday Express business editor returned to Borough Market after it reopened 11 days following the devastating atrocity – which killed eight people and injured 48 others.

In his first TV interview, he told Sky News: “All I saw in their eyes was rage. They were so angry. It was like they were animals, to be perfectly honest and when they came at me it was frenzied.

Geoff Ho posted this picture of him enjoying a drink at Borough Market on Wednesday – 11 days after the terror attack

He continued: “We could hear screams outside, and we were wondering ‘Oh, what’s going on?’ And then we saw the three terrorists come up.

“They kicked in the door and I knew instantly then because I saw the suicide vests – what looked like suicide vests – that I had to put myself in harm’s way and try and delay them because otherwise they would just go on a killing spree.

“When they came in, they initially started yelling: ‘Get on the floor. Everyone get on the floor and lay down’. And I knew that if anyone did that, they would just be dead instantly.

“The terrorists would be just carving them up because you’re prone in that position – you can’t do anything.

“So all I tried to do was actually put myself between them and my friends and try and buy the police time because I knew they were in the area.”

Most read in news

OH NO THEY DIDN'T

Mum calls for Krankies panto to be axed - because of too many willy jokes

TORTURE ORDEAL

Drug dealer who crossed Scottish supergang was tracked down and knee-capped

'ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS'

club shelter

mum pal stab rap

Pregnant mum-of-three, 29, 'stabbed to death at home by a friend'

NAIL HORROR

Mum gets blood poisoning and loses part of thumb after ripping off false nails

He added: “When they [terrorists] came at me, they got me in the throat and then they tried to stab me in the stomach. I tried to carry the blades. The knife wounds on my hands suggested that I tried to push them out that way.”

When asked if there was any point he thought he might die, Geoff replied: “It never really crossed my mind until I got to London Bridge.

“There was one moment when I thought, you know what, I just need to sit down for a bit and close my eyes and that’s when my friend kept talking and said: ‘No, don’t close your eyes, keep talking’.”